Topband: CQ 160 contest

2023-01-30 Thread Andy Blank
I am looking for some pictures from stations that were active in the CQ 160M contest last weekend. We prefer pictures with the operators in them if possible. Please send anything you have to me directly. andyn...@gmail.com Especially looking for newcomers, and those who have not been featured be

Topband: CQ 160 Contest pictures

2020-06-02 Thread Andy Blank
Greetings 160 Contest enthusiasts. It's my annual call for any pictures you might have from the 2020 CQ 160 Contest. Looking for station and people pix, not so much antennas. Especially looking for some new people who have not been published in CQ Magazine results before. Please send directly to

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest Rule Changes

2020-01-17 Thread Andy Blank
Greetings Topband enthusiasts! Just a follow up reminder. Only 1 shopping week left until the big event. As a reminder, there have been some changes to the rules. We have had a few people step up to sponsor trophies, much appreciated. There are a few left that need sponsorship. If you are inter

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest Rule Changes

2019-12-21 Thread Tree
Plaques??? Did someone say PLAQUES? While the CQ 160 is indeed a fine contest - we should note that the upcoming Stew Perry Topband Distance challenge also has plaques. Has N2NT's wife sponsored a plaque? I think not!! Here is the current list: SponsorPlaquePaid AA4XX Top Score, Multi-Op

Topband: CQ 160 Contest Rule Changes

2019-12-21 Thread Andy Blank
Happy holidays everyone. Please check out the rules page for the upcoming CQ160 Contest in 2020. There have been some changes, mostly for the better I hope. These include: Low Power is now limited to 100W only. Assistance is allowed in QRP category. Single Op Low Power now has both Assisted and

Topband: CQ 160 Contest pictures

2019-06-12 Thread Andy Blank
Did you operate the 2019 CQ160 Contest? If so, I am looking for pictures to include in the magazine results. Especially if you have not appeared before. No score is too low! Please send them directly to me: andyn...@gmail.com 73, Andy N2NT Director CQ 160 Contest _ Searchable Ar

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2019-01-22 Thread Ralph Bellas
From: Topband on behalf of AB2E Darrell Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 3:08:34 PM To: Andy Blank; CQ-Contest Reflector; 160 Subject: Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest Greetings Andy, Can you clarify what frequencies should be avoided so as not to be dq'd? 73 and cu in the contest, Darrell

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2019-01-21 Thread AB2E Darrell
Greetings Andy, Can you clarify what frequencies should be avoided so as not to be dq'd? 73 and cu in the contest, Darrell AB2E From: Topband on behalf of Andy Blank Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 1:44:44 PM To: CQ-Contest Reflector; 160 Subject: Topband: C

Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2019-01-21 Thread Andy Blank
Hi Everyone. It's -10 deg F Wind Chill in NJ today (-23deg C) and that can mean only one thing. The CQ 160 CW Contest is here! There are a few plaques that now need sponsorship. Please look at the list: https://cq160.com/plaques.htm If you wish to sponsor any of the open ones, or have another cat

Topband: CQ 160 Contest photos wanted

2017-05-31 Thread Andy Blank
Did you participate in the CQ160 2017 Contest? Do you have any photos you can share for the writeup? Please send to me directly and I will see if we have room. Please only send if you have never been featured before. Thanks, 73 Andy N2NT Director CQ160 Contest andyn...@gmail.com _

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2017-01-23 Thread Saulius Zalnerauskas
Hi, It will be nice in future to have MULTI OP LOW POWER CATEGORY. Any ideas? Sam LY5W p.s. maybe not too late? On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 8:34 PM, Andy Blank wrote: > Greetings Fellow 160M contesters. > > Please visit CQ160.com for the latest rules and updates for the upcoming > contest this wee

Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2017-01-23 Thread Andy Blank
Greetings Fellow 160M contesters. Please visit CQ160.com for the latest rules and updates for the upcoming contest this weekend. There are some changes to the Russian trophies resulting in 2 additional awards as follows: These awards are *Single Operator Assisted or Unassisted whichever is highe

Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2016-12-27 Thread Andy Blank
As the 2017 contest approaches, I wanted to update everyone on some improvements to the web site. Thanks to the hard work of Randy K5ZD, we now have a database of scores from 2004 forward. We are looking for volunteers to type in scores from years before that to complete the job. If you can help,

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest _ updated

2013-01-28 Thread Shoppa, Tim
ht (your Friday AM) circa 0250Z in the "NS sprint". Sometimes we have EU participants join in, and appreciate them! Tim N3QE -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of dl1...@web.de Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 1:04 PM To: topband@co

Topband: CQ 160 Contest _ updated

2013-01-28 Thread dl1amq
hope to find some in ARRL CW Contest. > Gesendet: Montag, 28. Januar 2013 um 08:42 Uhr > Von: "Henk PA5KT" > An: topband@contesting.com > Betreff: Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest > > I was only active from Saturday evening on. > Had the idea that there were more pa

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2013-01-28 Thread dl1amq
tag, 28. Januar 2013 um 08:42 Uhr > Von: "Henk PA5KT" > An: topband@contesting.com > Betreff: Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest > > I was only active from Saturday evening on. > Had the idea that there were more participants as last years. > > About the DX, I did not he

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2013-01-28 Thread James Rodenkirch
K9JWV > Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:45:24 -0600 > From: w...@suddenlink.net > To: topband@contesting.com > Subject: Topband: CQ 160 Contest > > The CQ 160 contest was a large disappointment this year here in EM21. > At least at this location, Europe was weak or not heard. Plea

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2013-01-28 Thread Charles W. Shaw
Mike, W5UC, wrote: The CQ 160 contest was a large disappointment this year here in EM21. Mike, here in DM82jt also! No EU heard in southeast New Mexico, and only two JA's (one each morning). I worked one of them with difficulty on Saturday--JH4UYB. I did find and work two east Asia

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2013-01-28 Thread Henk PA5KT
I was only active from Saturday evening on. Had the idea that there were more participants as last years. About the DX, I did not hear a lot of asian stations, and those that I hear were very weak. Did not work Japan. Till about 02:00 UTC I did only work 5 NA stations, and signals were not good

Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2013-01-27 Thread Mike(W5UC) & Kathy (K5MWH)
The CQ 160 contest was a large disappointment this year here in EM21. At least at this location, Europe was weak or not heard. Please, I would like to know what others were hearing. I saw few, if any EU postings on VE7CC from others in this area. At least I am enjoying the winter. It was a

Topband: CQ 160 Contest Reminder

2013-01-12 Thread Andy Blank
The 2013 CQ 160 Meter Contest is fast approaching. Conditions have been great, and the contest should be a good one. For information on this year's event and prior results check out the web site at: http://www.cq160.com/ There are some trophies available for sponsorship. If you are interested in

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest - 50 Years Earlier

2011-02-02 Thread Robin
ge - From: To: Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 17:12 Subject: Topband: CQ 160 Contest - 50 Years Earlier > As we're licking our wounds after last weekend's CQ 160 Meter Contest, I > decided to go back into my archives and pulled my log for the very first > one, which was

Topband: CQ 160 Contest - 50 Years Earlier

2011-02-01 Thread K8MFO
As we're licking our wounds after last weekend's CQ 160 Meter Contest, I decided to go back into my archives and pulled my log for the very first one, which was held in February 1961. I was able to amass 13 QSOs in that event. My first ever Top Band QSO was W0VXO/9, who gave me #149 -- I

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest Update

2011-01-21 Thread Jorge Diez - CX6VM
[mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] En nombre de Andy Blank Enviado el: Jueves, 20 de Enero de 2011 11:42 p.m. Para: cq-cont...@contesting.com; topband@contesting.com Asunto: Topband: CQ 160 Contest Update The 2011 CQ 160 Contest is fast approaching. Thanks to the support of many sponsors, in addition to

Topband: CQ 160 Contest Update

2011-01-20 Thread Andy Blank
The 2011 CQ 160 Contest is fast approaching. Thanks to the support of many sponsors, in addition to retaining all of last year's awards, we have added 3 new trophies for this year: 1. SSB/CW Combined MULTI OPERATOR WORLD 2. CW Single OperatorRUSSIA 3. SSB Single Operator RUSSIA Please vi

Topband: CQ 160 Contest results now available on web

2011-01-02 Thread Andy Blank
The results for the 2010 CQ 160 Meter Contest are now available on the web site at: http://cq160.com There are some corrections to the article: -*ND8DX* is the winner for zone 4 single op ssb not K5RX. -The club score for *Arizona Outlaws Contest Club* was incorrectly listed as Central Arizona